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Catherine Courchesne - July 31, 2019

Four excellent reasons to take advantage of the OSM Classical Spree

The eagerly awaited Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) Classical Spree is a highlight of summer. This year, it offers 31 classical concerts at prices very...
Philippe Couture – 37e AVENUE - June 13, 2024

Festival de Lanaudière: Opera, Cinema, and Major Names

In July, let’s motor down Highway 40 to Joliette, where the Festival de Lanaudière will be celebrating classical music in an enchanting setting—and with a...
Véronique Demers - June 6, 2018

Kronos Quartet: More than 40 years of avant-garde music

Known for its revolutionary interpretations of works by 20th-century masters, Kronos Quartet pushes the boundaries of contemporary classical music with an eclectic repertoire that includes...
Place des Arts - July 21, 2017

Place des Anges and Formula E

On July 29 and 30, get ready for the exceptional presentation of the Place des Anges event—part of the festivities surrounding Montreal’s 375th anniversary—on the...
Maryse Boyce - May 2, 2019

A.R. Rahman: between traditional and modern Indian music

While the name A. R. Rahman might not mean anything to you, you’ve probably heard his music before. He’s the mind behind the score to...
- June 19, 2018

Chute d’Icare (1963)

de Micheline Beauchemin (1929–2009)Situé dans le Foyer Beauchemin de la salle Wilfrid-Pelletier Une œuvre s’inspirant de l’artisanat peut-elle être considérée comme du grand art ? Même si Micheline...
Nicolas Mavrikakis - January 19, 2018

Rideau de lumière, couleur du temps (1967, refait en 2000)

Credit photo : Caroline BergeronEn avril 1963, à la journaliste Solange Chalvin du journal Le Devoir, Beauchemin confiait que c’est en Grèce, en 1954, qu’elle...
Place des Arts' team - December 21, 2023

A Look Back at Place des Arts in 2023

There’s no doubt that 2023 was jam-packed with emotions and highlights! In addition to celebrating our 60th anniversary, we also welcomed the sultry Dita Von...
Place des Arts - August 11, 2022

POSTE D'ÉCOUTE: JS Tendresse- le spectacle

L'animateur Jean-Sébastien Girard nous propose un poste d'écoute spécial, inspiré de son spectacle JS Tendresse, comprenant ses chansons préférées qui ont marqué les palmarès pop-adulte au...
Marie-France Bujold - August 1, 2019

LISTENING STATION: A smooth return from vacation

After a few weeks of travelling or lazing around, reality is catching up with us: it’s time to go home and get back to work....
Maryse Boyce - June 3, 2022

International Artists: Big Names Are Back at Montreal’s Big Festivals

After two years of wavering and fluctuations, riding it out through cancellations, postponements, and scaled down “local” editions, the Quartier des spectacles de Montréal’s festivals—including...
Le canal auditif - October 13, 2023

Place des Arts' Arts et monde Series: discover the programming through our playlists

This series offers three concert-experiences featuring artists from around the globe. To help you discover these highly talented musicians and artists, Le Canal Auditif has prepared...
Anne-Hélène Dupont - October 11, 2018

Jorane: One woman, one cello, infinite creativity

We met her first through her mesmerizing compositions for the cello, then learned more with her inspired scores and myriad collaborative projects. Nothing seems out...
Catherine Courchesne - March 21, 2019

Javier Limón: Flamenco in his soul… and at his fingertips

When you think flamenco, your mind immediately goes to Paco de Lucia. And when you think Paco de Lucía, you now think Javier Limón, a...
Véronique Demers - April 26, 2018

9 Words That Will Make You Want to Dance

Whether classical or contemporary, performed in a pas de deux or entrechats, dance has its own codes, movements, and vocabulary. Here are 9 words and...
Anne-Hélène Dupont - January 14, 2019

Terence Blanchard, today’s king of jazz trumpet

Terence Blanchard is both a jazz icon who played an essential role in the 1980’s acoustic jazz revival and a modern musician and prolific composer...
Anne-Hélène Dupont - April 4, 2019

Bollywood movies: A true delight!

Long before video streaming was even a possibility, I used to rent VHS tapes of Bollywood movies from shops in Parc-Extension. With one dollar, I...
Louise Edith Vignola - December 18, 2024

A LOOK BACK AT 2024: comedy, nostalgia, symphonies, and surprises at Place des Arts

This year was a celebration of the most precious offerings the performing arts can give us: moments suspended in time, vivid emotions, and a connection...
Catherine Courchesne - June 26, 2019

5 good reasons to take advantage of outdoor music festivals

At last it’s summer! A season you wait for all year long, particularly due to the many music festivals that enliven our cities. This is...
Maryse Boyce - July 18, 2019

Renaud Loranger of Festival de Lanaudière: In the service of beautiful music

Festival de Lanaudière is where new Artistic Director Renaud Loranger learned, since childhood, that music would play a predominant role in his life. Now in...
Philippe Couture - 37e avenue - June 13, 2024

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal: Eclecticism at Place des Arts

Every performance hall in Place des Arts—along with the Esplanade—will be dressed up in the colours of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (FIJM)...
Stéphane Desjardins - June 2, 2023

Maurin Auxéméry: New Guard for the Francos and the FIJM

The new Director of Programming for the Francos and the Festival international de jazz de Montréal—appointed in March 2022—says this is his dream job. Maurin Auxéméry...
Catherine Courchesne - March 5, 2020

RURA at Place des Arts: a chance to fall in love with Scottish music

Recipient of numerous awards for their albums and concerts, the Scottish folk band RURA has an undeniable reputation. Well-known and recognized in Scotland and beyond...
Philippe Couture - July 3, 2019

Listening Station: the African-American struggle in 14 songs

Songs of struggle, songs of hope, rallying songs: all of these make up the show We Shall Overcome, which pays tribute to civil rights activists...
Portrait de Montréal - February 11, 2018

Portrait de Montréal: Duke Eatmon

“I’m a child of the sixties, and my parents were very young, my mom was a teen! They were still at the age when you...
Maryse Boyce - February 5, 2020

In orbit: Francis Choinière and GFN Productions

Behind the most recent cine-concerts presented at Place des Arts are three talented and ambitious young entrepreneurs: Gabriel Felcarek, and Francis and Nicholas Choinière. The...
Kodo: The art of taïko at its finest

The Japanese collective Kodo uses their drums and accompanying instruments to create vast soundscapes, bringing their audience to the space between ritual and waking dream. This...
Philippe Couture - April 16, 2019

The Los Angeles Master Chorale ensemble: Power and beauty

With a refined contemporary repertoire, the united voices of the daring Los Angeles Master Chorale vocal ensemble deliver both tales and emotions of biblical proportions. This...

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